安布闭壳龟

安布閉殼龜

ānbùbìkéguī

noun

Measure Word

一只安布闭壳龟 zhī

Meanings

1 Amboina box turtle (Cuora amboinensis, the Southeast Asian box turtle)

Characters

peace; an (phonetic)

cloth; bu (phonetic)

Examples

安布闭壳龟遇到危险时可以把四肢和头完全缩进壳里。

Ānbù bìké guī yùdào wéixiǎn shí kěyǐ bǎ sìzhī hé tóu wánquán suōjìn ké lǐ.

When threatened, the Amboina box turtle can retract its limbs and head completely inside its shell.

安布闭壳龟是东南亚最常见的龟类之一。

Ānbù bìké guī shì Dōngnányà zuì chángjiàn de guīlèi zhī yī.

The Amboina box turtle is one of the most common turtles in Southeast Asia.

Tips

culture

安布 is a phonetic clip of 安汶 (Ambon), the Indonesian island where the species was first described. 闭壳龟 ('shut-shell turtle') describes the hinged plastron that closes like a box, sealing the turtle inside — a feature shared with American box turtles but evolved independently.

Stroke Order

安 ān

布 bù

闭 bì

壳 ké

龟 guī